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European rights judges reject Maltese rulings
The European Court of Human Rights has disagreed with a decision made by five Maltese judges and a magistrate and found that an opinion writer’s human rights were violated when he was fined for one of...
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Watch: Enforcement officers to be posted on Coast Road
Enforcement officers could be posted along the Coast Road as soon as this weekend to ensure motorists stick to the speed limit and avoid dangerous driving, a Transport Malta spokesman said. The move...
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Pilatus Bank - US delegation expected in Malta after police offer to help
A delegation from the US should be arriving in Malta in the coming weeks after the Malta police offered its assistance in the case regarding the alleged breach of sanctions by Pilatus Bank chairman...
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MEPs urge Greece to protect Pilatus Bank whistleblower and not send her to Malta
MEPS of different political shades had written to the Greek authorities urging them to give protection to Pilatus Bank whistleblower Maria Efimova, who turned herself in to the police on Monday....
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Daphne Caruana Galizia's husband wins two libel cases
Daphne Caruana Galizia's husband and his law firm partner have won two related libel cases they originally instituted against Toni Abela (now judge) when he was editor of the Labour newspaper KullĦadd...
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MFSA freezes Pilatus Bank's assets
The Malta Financial Services Authority late last night froze all the assets of Pilatus Bank, hours after its chairman was arrested in the US. In a statement, the regulator said the bank has been...
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Keith Schembri misses libel suit hearing
Keith Schembri, the prime minister’s chief of staff, failed to turn up in court on Thursday morning to be cross-examined in a libel suit he instituted against Simon Busuttil over corruption...
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Pilatus whistleblower likely to receive asylum in Greece - media
The Pilatus Bank whistleblower, who fled Malta claiming she feared for her life, is likely to receive asylum in Greece, according to a Cypriot news website. Maria Efimova was at the heart of a...
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Former policeman charged with rape stands by ‘not guilty’ plea
The young constable arraigned on Tuesday over the alleged rape of a fellow female officer, stood firm by his plea of ‘not guilty’ when his case continued to be heard in court on Wednesday. This...
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Government silent on Barts’ 40 students
Education Minister Evarist Bartolo was unable to give Parliament information on the number of students attending courses at the Barts Medical School in Gozo or how many were given scholarships paid by...
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Barts project postponed again
The completion of the new Barts campus in Gozo, which was originally meant to open its doors two years ago, has been again pushed back after it transpired that the existing makeshift premises will...
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Daphne Caruana Galizia's memorial destroyed again
An MP has written to the police commissioner to inspect CCTV footage after the temporary memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia was once again destroyed overnight. Nationalist MP Karol Aquilina urged the...
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18th century house conversion into hotel 'will encroach' Ċittadella ditch
An 18th century house of character in Victoria's ‘It‐Tokk’ is to be converted into a boutique hotel as commercial interests continue to encroach on the newly restored Ċittadella ditch, according to an...
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Disgraced ex-assistant police commissioner in alleged drink-driving incident
Criminal charges are expected to be issued against disgraced former assistant police commissioner Mario Tonna after he was involved in a multiple car crash and allegedly drove off, Times of Malta has...
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'Competent person' appointed to take charge of Pilatus Bank assets
The Malta Financial Services Authority on Thursday appointed a former US financial regulator to take charge of all Pilatus Bank assets, a day after its chairman was arrested in the US. In a statement,...
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MFSA faces questions on source of €8m Pilatus funds
Malta’s financial watchdog is expected to come under scrutiny over its due diligence checks on the initial €8 million in capital used by Iranian national Ali Sadr to set up Pilatus Bank. The European...
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Former junior minister lands yet another consultancy job
Former parliamentary secretary Deborah Schembri has been given a €56,000 job as a consultant at Identity Malta, in addition to a €126,000 direct order from the planning watchdog and another at the...
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Short stretch of Regional Road could be roofed over
A 200-metre stretch of Regional Road could be roofed over and the newly won street-level space turned into a green lung. The idea, unveiled by the Environment Ministry on Friday afternoon, must...
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Gaffarena plans to build agritourism complex
Mark Gaffarena has applied to build an agritourism complex on a field in Tal-Ħandaq acquired in the Old Mint Street scandal, and which has been illegally developed over several years. The site was...
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Watch: My track record speaks for itself, says police commissioner
Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar said that “his track record speaks for itself” when asked whether he was happy with his investigative achievements so far.“What I can say is that the police last...
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